Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about CDK12: its mechanistic relationships (Knowledge Graph edges), hypotheses targeting it, analyses mentioning it, and supporting scientific papers. The interactive graph below shows its immediate neighbors. All content is AI-synthesized from peer-reviewed literature.
CDK12 is a protein involved in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: activates, inhibits, therapeutic target. Associated with Cancer, Ms, Tumor. Connected to 25 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.
| Gene Symbol | CDK12 |
| Full Name | Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 12 |
| Protein Type | Kinase |
| Function | CDK12 is a serine/threonine kinase that forms a complex with cyclin K to phosphorylate the C-terminal domain (CTD) of RNA polymerase II. |
| Primary Expression | all CA regions - Motor Cortex: High expression in upper motor neurons - Spinal Cord: Present in motor neurons - Cerebellum: Moderate expre |
| Molecular Weight | 164 kDa |
| Pathways | Autophagy, Epigenetic |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000167258 |
| GeneCards | CDK12 |
| Human Protein Atlas | CDK12 |
| Kinase Domain | C-terminal serine/threonine kinase domain |
| Cyclin-Binding Region | N-terminal region for cyclin K interaction |
| RS-Rich Region | Arginine-serine rich region involved in RNA processing |
| Associated Diseases | PULMONARY_FUNCTION |
| Interactions | ATG3, ATG7, CDK4, ATG16L1, LC3, CANCER |
| KG Connections | 43 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
graph TD
CDK12["<b>CDK12</b>"]
Cancer{"Cancer"}
CDK12 -->|"activates"| Cancer
Ms{"Ms"}
CDK12 -->|"inhibits"| Ms
Tumor{"Tumor"}
CDK12 -->|"therapeutic target"| Tumor
CDK12 -->|"inhibits"| Cancer
ATG3["ATG3"]
CDK12 -->|"activates"| ATG3
CANCER["CANCER"]
CDK12 -->|"activates"| CANCER
ATG7["ATG7"]
CDK12 -->|"activates"| ATG7
AUTOPHAGY["AUTOPHAGY"]
CDK12 -->|"activates"| AUTOPHAGY
CDK4["CDK4"]
CDK12 -->|"activates"| CDK4
ATG16L1["ATG16L1"]
CDK12 -->|"activates"| ATG16L1
LC3["LC3"]
CDK12 -->|"activates"| LC3
Epigenetic(["Epigenetic"])
CDK12 -->|"activates"| Epigenetic
ATG9A["ATG9A"]
ATG9A -->|"activates"| CDK12
ARAF["ARAF"]
ARAF -->|"activates"| CDK12
BECLIN1["BECLIN1"]
BECLIN1 -->|"activates"| CDK12
ATG12["ATG12"]
ATG12 -->|"activates"| CDK12
MYC["MYC"]
MYC -->|"activates"| CDK12
GENES["GENES"]
GENES -->|"inhibits"| CDK12
ENDOGENOUS_DNA["ENDOGENOUS DNA"]
ENDOGENOUS_DNA -->|"expressed in"| CDK12
MYC -->|"inhibits"| CDK12
CANCER -->|"inhibits"| CDK12
style CDK12 fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| ds-83b31ef18d49 | provides_data_for | dataset | 1.00 |
| Cancer | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | biomarker_for | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | biomarker_for | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | biomarker_for | disease | 0.65 |
| ATG3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ATG7 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CDK4 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ATG16L1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| LC3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AKT | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| CANCER | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AUTOPHAGY | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| Epigenetic | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| Autophagy | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| DNA | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| CANCER | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| Akt | biomarker_for | pathway | 0.60 |
| Pi3K | biomarker_for | pathway | 0.60 |
| PULMONARY_FUNCTION | associated_with | phenotype | 0.56 |
| benchmark_ot_ad_answer_key:CDK12 | data_in | dataset_row | 0.00 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| ds-83b31ef18d49 | data_in | dataset | 1.00 |
| ATG9A | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ARAF | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| BECLIN1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ATG12 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| MYC | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| MYC | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| TP53 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| PTEN | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| PI3K | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| BRCA2 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| RANK | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| ATM | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| RB1 | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| GENES | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| ENDOGENOUS DNA | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| CANCER | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| benchmark_ot_ad_answer_key:CDK12 | data_in | dataset_row | 0.00 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
| Hypothesis | Score | Disease | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| No targeting hypotheses | |||
Scientific analyses that reference this entity
No analyses mention this entity
Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
| Title & PMID | Authors | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No papers found | ||||